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Chilies
20 peppers from mild to extremely hot
Twenty chili peppers ranked from mild to extremely hot, from bell pepper and jalapeño to habanero, Carolina Reaper and Pepper X, with Scoville ranges and origin.
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- Bell Pepper 0 SHU Mexico · Central America
- Padrón 500–2,500 SHU Galicia · Spain
- Anaheim 500–2,500 SHU California · USA
- Poblano 1,000–2,000 SHU Puebla · Mexico
- Espelette up to 4,000 SHU Basque Country · France
- Jalapeño 2,500–8,000 SHU Veracruz · Mexico
- Serrano 10,000–23,000 SHU Puebla · Hidalgo · Mexico
- Cayenne 30,000–50,000 SHU French Guiana
- Tabasco 30,000–50,000 SHU Tabasco · Mexico
- Ají Amarillo 30,000–50,000 SHU Peru
- Rocoto 30,000–100,000 SHU Andes · Peru · Bolivia
- Bird's Eye 50,000–100,000 SHU Southeast Asia
- Chiltepin 50,000–100,000 SHU Mexico · Southwest USA
- Piri-Piri 50,000–175,000 SHU Mozambique · Angola
- Habanero 100,000–350,000 SHU Yucatán · Mexico
- Scotch Bonnet 100,000–350,000 SHU Jamaica · Caribbean
- Bhut Jolokia 855,000–1,040,000 SHU Assam · Northeast India
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 1.2–2.0 million SHU Moruga · Trinidad
- Carolina Reaper 1.4–2.2 million SHU South Carolina · USA
- Pepper X ≈ 2.69 million SHU South Carolina · USA
Scoville values are approximate and vary by plant and harvest.